A cup is a measurement of volume. Only something that has the same density as water would weigh 1/2 pound and fill up a cup. I would think flower buds (are they dried?) would be much less dense. So enough buds to fill up a cup would weigh much, much less than 1/2 pound.

eecuadrado: Many vendors say that a cup of lavender buds is about an ounce.

I could measure this lavender by weight, but I thought you’d like to know how many cups, because that’s what I would want to know! Anyway, 16 cups is about 1 pound (usually a bit over), and the lavender will come in two plastic ziplock bags with 8 cups each. (It takes about 1 cup to stuff a 3×5 sachet to the brim.)

Depending on volume, a pound of lavender runs anywhere from 13-15 cups from different sellers I’ve seen. I’m planning on buying them to sprinkle on the lawn where we’re holding our wedding. I’d contact the seller and ask the weight of the 13 cups if you’re looking to do something with a very specific measurement.

eecuadrado: That’s all I know I’m afraid as I’m a Brit and the whole cups thing confuses me. When looking at recipes online and coming across one I really like and seeing the measurements in cups Aaaargh that’s it game over for me.